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JOHN J. PARSONS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NEEDLE-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,918, dated April 25, 1882.

Application tiled January Q1, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JOHN J. Passons, a citizen of the United States, residing` in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needleases, ot' which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to that class ot' needle-cases in which thelarger kinds of needlessuch as darning,worsted, and carpet needlesand bodkins are held in bottomless pockets or keepers formed by stitching a strip of muslin or other thin material onto a card with parallel rows ot' stitching. The spaces between the rows of stitching form the pockets into which the needles are thrust. These cases, constructed as above described, are found to be objectionable, as the needles will invariably drop out of the pockets and be lost. This difticulty arises partly from the lack of binding or frictional pressure on the needles, and partly from the wedging open of the pocket by the accidental overriding of the needles, which permits the others in that pocket to fallout. The needles are also apt to rust in the pockets. My invention, which I will now describe, seeks to obviate these difficulties.

In the drawings which serve to illustrate my improved case, Figure 1 is a view ot' the obverse side ofthe case, and Fig. lof the reverse side. Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3 3, and Fig. 4 is a cross-section on the line 4 4, in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a dissected front view. The last three tgures are on a large scale.

A represents a rectan gularcard, across which extends a band, B, of stiftl muslin or some similar material. This band passes around and over the edges ofthe card, and is secured at the back by pasting or gluing.

Between the band B and the card A is placed a strip of annel or other suitable thick woolen or other fabric, C. (Shown only in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.) The pockets al b c, &c., are formed hy means of wires g, which are passed through the partsA,B, and C and clinched at theback. On the reverse side ot' the card are formed pockets 7L, arranged to receive packets c' of ordinary sewingI-needles. The pockets c b c, 815e., are marked to indicate the kind ot' needles they -contain by the words Bodkins,7

Yarn Darners, D. L. Darners,7 &c., as shown in Fig. l.

The main feature ot' my invention consists in the arrangementinthepockets of the Woolen fabric C. This forms a soft elastic mass,which binds upon and holds the needles in their places, each heilig held separately and independently, and being ot' wool, it prevents the rusting ot' the needles, owing, as I believe, to a small quantity of oil in the Wool.

Another important feature consists in formL ing the partitions between the pockets by means of wire clasps or staples, as shown. These are much cheaper than stitching with thread, and are much neater. Besides this, as they do not extend across the entire Width ofthe band, it is much easier to insert the needles, the pockets being all thrown into one at their ends or mouths.

As ordinarily constructed it has been found necessary to place the cases in envelopes to prevent the needles which slip out from getting lost, whereas in cases constructed according to my invention the needles will remain in the pockets unless drawn out. They will not fall out of themselves, even though carelessly inserted, and one needle maybe inserted as well as enough to till the pocket.

The foundation-card may of course be ot' any desired size or shape, and the case may or may not have pockets on the reverseside to receive packets of ordinary sewing-needles I am aware that a case for sewinginachine needles has been proposed having a closed pocket to receive the needles and a strip ot' 85 velvet arranged across the mouth of said pocket, through which the needles are thrust. My construction differs from this in that I employ a bottomless pocketor keeper formed by a band stretched over the card and a soft material arranged between the said band and card. In this construction the needles are thrust edgewise through thesoftmaterial. In the previous construction iirst described the needles soon wear away the velvet by constant pnncturng, and there is nothinglet't to securel the needles.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. A needle ease comprising a foundationcard, a band or strip, B, stretched across the IOO frontof the saine and attached at the sides, and a soft material, C, arranged between the band B and the card,the said parts being connected together on vertical lines to form parallel bottomless pockets, substantially as set forth.

2. A needle-case comprising a foundationcard, a band, B, to forni thefront of the pockets, a soft filling material, G, and wire staples g, arranged to form partitions or divisions between the pockets, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination, to form a series of bot tomless pockets or keepers for the needles in a needle-case, of the foundation-card7 the hand B, secured thereto, thewoolen strip C, inter- 15 posed between the band B and the card, and the wires g, arranged to divide thewhole up into pockets,whereby the needles are secured independently in the pockets and are prevented from rusting, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my naine in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN J. PARSONS.

Witnesses:

HENRY GONNETT, ARTHUR C. FRASER. 

